Combination wax distributor and polisher



June 24, 1930. f w. L. BUTCHER 1,766,774

I COMBINATION WAX DISTRIBUTOR AND POLISHER I Filed Jan. 26, 1928 2Sheets-Sheet l Fi E12- j] A @M ELI Afm M771. AT1-DR pla-145;

June 24, 1930. w. 1 BUTCHER 1,766,774

COMBINATION WAX DISTRIBUTOR AND POLISHER Filed Jan. 26, 1928 2Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented .lime 24 193i@ WILLIAML. Euronen/or' NEWTON,Mess-aerivusnr'rs, Assiemirare non fro THE Burorinia POLISH C0., OiiBGSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, A. CORGRATIQB? GF MASSACHUSETTS Application filed`January 2S, 192B. Serial No. 249,6S0.

rllie invention relates. to a combination .implement or tool by whichliquid Waxmayrbe applied to a floor and tie Wax afterward rubbed downand the floor polished.` The in- 5 vention contemplates the using of areceptacle or container for the liquid Wai: and an instrument in thenature of a mop With handle by which the liquid Wax may be removed tromthe container and applied to the floor.

@ne object of the invention is toprovide a construction whereby the mopwith handle and the receptacle may be brought together and combined andthereby cofo'perate to form y the polishing instrument.v

lli/'here an instrument like a mop is used for applying liquid Wax to afloor, the Wax lett on the inop after it has been used tends toevaporate and harden making the mop, u sually consisting of some softflexible material, practically useless until it has beencleansed orfreed Jfrom the stiii'ened Wax. Another objectoi" the invention is toobviate this diiicultv. l

wax container may be charged only "With a proper amount of liquid ivanfor application to the floor.

as is oftentimes the case.

The in'ention contemplates also other useveral parts are combined toforni a polishing iarts, viz: the Wax container and' niop thliandle'combined, forming the polishing instrument. y y' p 5 Fig. 3 isacross section of theivax recepi still further objectief theinvention isto provide whereby the mop when dipped in the In other words, theApurpose in` 'this connection is to provide means whereby a just theproper amount of Wax' will be applied to the floor for obtaining thebest results `..istead oi' dousing the floor Withwax l ttul purposesinconnection With a combina-f tion tool ot this'lind especially Wherethe sev`- instrument, all of ivliiohcan best be seen and 1 understoodwhen explained inthe light of they.

2 is ai Plan ofthe device with l'sseia-- nid' Wai; filled the bottoni ofthe tif-oi Fig. l is a cross section or" the mop with a part thereofshownV in elevation.

l represents a combination Wax container and polishing iloot. Thiscomprises a receptacle preferably rectangular in form made of metalplate, the bottom Wall of the receptacle being preferably heavier inmetal than that formingthe other Walls.

Liquid Waxis introducedinto the chamber 4of the receptacle by Way of anopening 2 in ,Nr orifice its top lWall. This opening isnormally closedby a filling plug 3 having an airtight lit,

Loeatedy at about the middle of the recel tacle and preferably extendingVcrosswise [thereof is an open trough 4l. The troughk is relativelynarrow compared with the length of the receptacle and the length of the.trough ispreferably less than the Width oi the receptaclel .The .opentop ol the trough is substantially ilush with the top ,Wall of thereceptacle and in depth the troughiextends sii`bstantially tothebottoinof the receptacle. T he trough coin-prises converging yside Walls5 and 6, respectively, While 7, 7 represent -its end lWalls. All ofthese Walls 5, 6 and 7, Z of the trough have closed connection :with thetop Wall ofthe receptacle. The converging vside Wall 5 ofthe troughterminates along a bottoni edge 8 spaced from the bottom of thereceptacle leaving an opening 9 from theV chamber ofthe receptacle-.intothe trough.

The converging side Wall 6 of the troughis provided with an eXtensionflOwhich projects y downward and has `closed connection with the .bottoniWall "of the receptaele. Q rlhe end Walls 1 iconvergingfside Wall 5 andalso with the nverging side u'all Gland its eXteiision l0, l yith theWallsV of the trough thus aiL ranged entry into the trough from thechaml ber of the receptacle is only VVby ivay of the opening. 9anduaccordingly liquid Wax coutained Within the receptaclean'd flowinginto the trough cannot rise therein f above the edge 8 oi the Vtroughfwliich forms lthe top of the opening -9 even though the level ofliquidWax yWithin the 'receptacleris above this edge. n f p y l i This Vis dueto the factthat air cannotenter tacle with theinop disconnected therefrinf* the chaniberof thel receptacle after the gli 7 oiE the 'troughhavev closed connectioiir relatively wide deep chamber' 13 within whichVa mop 14 may be contained.

The mop 14 consists of various fibrous strands or pieces like anVordinary mop and these pieces are secured to a head 15 to the upperface yof which is secured a handle 16. The head 15 of the mop forms thebottom part of a deeply ldi'shed plate 17 andthe mop is secured t'o thehead to lie beneath this plate so that when the mop is contained to lieWithin the chamber 13 the plate 17 will have projection to extend over.the top edge of the wall enclosure 12, thereby forming a cover for itand closing the chamber 13 and mop lying within it from the atmosphere.In order that the mop may be secured to the head to lie beneath theplate 17, the head 15 is. preferably made cylindrical so that the piecesforming the mop bound together may be wrapped around it and secured toitvby pins 18 or other suit-able means of fastening. In order that theplate 17 or cover may be properly centered to fit on the top of theenclosing wall 12, the plate is provided with an edge or flange 19 whichturns down outside the top end portion of the wall 12 when the cover isin place.

The mop is insertediiito the chamber 13' through the open top end of theenclosure 12 and the arrangement of the parts is such that when the mopis in place within the chamber of the enclosure no part or strand of themop will lie on the topredge of the enclosure for if any part of the mopbe left to extend over said edge when the cover is on, it will prevent aproper substantially airtight Joint between the cover and the top edgeof the enclosure 12. i

rfhe arrangen'ientof the parts is also such that when the mop isinserted into the chamber of the enclosure all parts ofthe mop will dropto the bottom of the chamber and seat themselves on the top of theliquid wax containing receptacle` with some. portionofthe mop lyingVwithin the open trough f1.l All thisfis initially` provided` for" byVdishiiig the plate 17 as aforesaid so that the head 15 to which the mopis-secured will occupy a position relatively deep down in the chamber 13when the cover is in 'placeythen by making the strandsof the mop of suchlength that,l

theycannot reach the edge of theL enclosure when lthe cover is in placenand the head of the mop positioned as aforesaid no strand yslips 20secured to said wall.

ber on the introduction of the mop into it,

the Yhead to which the mop is secured is spaced all around from theenclosing wall 12.

lIhe cover when in place is held securely locked onto the wall 12 bymeans of spring These clips are adapted to have locking engagement withan outstanding ring 21 on the bottoni edge of the downturned flange 19of the cover. In order that the cover may be released from ythese clips,one of them is provided with an Youtstanding foot or lever 22 which maybe depressed thereby turning the clip away from the ring with which ithas locking engage?y ment and permitting removal of the cover.

The handle 16 is preferably pivotally se cured to the head of the mop.To this end the handle is fitted with a ferruled piece 24 havingtrunn'ions 25 which turn in strap holders 26 on the top side or face ofthe head 15of the mop. v

The operation of the device is as follows: In the first place it will be,assumed that lthe mop is being used for'applying liquid wax pto afloor. In such'case the 'wax will be ap plied to the mop by dipping themop vinto the trough 4 of the wax containing receptacle. Infthis wayvery little wax will be applied to the mop atany one time owing to therelatively small size of the trough and th'e lfact that very lit'tlewafX i'sv contained in although the trough is kept `continuously'filledto the limit of its capacity. Thus whilev a proper amount of wax isapplied tothe m'op for application to the floor, 'yet the mop iskeptfrom being so saturated with the wax that too much wax will beapplied to thc floor. IV hat is Vwanted for effective polishing is athin coating of wax and not a doiisiiig of the floor with wax. y e

' After the wax has been applied to the floor .-by the mop, themop'isinserted within thc Vchamber formed by the ei'i'closing wall 12 andpolishing p'ad 28 and this is held in placeV entire wax containingreceptacle or foot and laps onto thetop sideor surface thereof byportions 30 sewcd together along their ineetin edges r31. the entirecloth holder being oy a cloth or holder 29 which fits over the .Wgate-ned ontcrthe wat; containing receptacle for holdingfthepadfsecurely in place. i j i Alter the polishing operation has .beencompleted the mop is lett Within the chamber 1,3 then closed by thecover. Under these cir-- cuinstances little or no air can enter thechamher and consequently the Wax left on the. mop after it has been usedWill not evaporate and harden, and therefore the mop will he ready forfurther use at any time Without the necessity of cleansing.

Having thusfully described myinvention, l claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent oil'v the United States i 1'. 'm irai: containingreceptacle having. an open trough in the top Wall thereot incommunication with the interior oi the receptacle Whereby liquid wai;therein Amay flow intovthe trough, an enclosure forming Wall `aroundsaid trough cooperating with the top'wall of the reeep'trficle to form achamber with an open top through Which'a' mop may be in@ chamber Tvhenthe mop is contained therein as ahiresaid.y and releasable means forholding the cover in place.

il. rl`he combination comprising a liquid Wai:- containing receptaclehaving an open` trough in the top Wall thereof in communica tien withthe interior ot the receptacle Whereby liq id Wax therein may flow intothe reugln an enclosure forming wallV around said trough cefoilieratingwith the top Wall of the receptacle to 'foi-in a chamber with an opentopY through which a mop maybe introduced to lie Within said chamberseated on n the top wall of the receptacleand lying in introduced intosaid chamber andto become seated therein as aforesaid, and a coverCapable ot closing the top of said chamber when the mop contained Withinthe chambei'. l

n :containing receptacle having an open trour in the top Wall thereof incommunication il Lth vthe interior of the receptacle Wherehy liquid Waxtherein may flow into the around troiil an enclosure forining Walliroduced to lie Within said chamber seated on the top wall of thereceptacle and lyingfunction as ine combination,comprising ai liquidcover in place. A

Within said trough, a: mop capable olA The combination comprising aliquidV trough co-operating with the top .ir-allthe receptacle to iorm achamber with an openY topthrough Which a mop may De 111-" z containingreceptacle adapted also to. polishing foot', said receptacle receptacleWnereby liquid wax therein may low into vthe trough,- an yenclosureforming Wall `'around said trough Co-operating i with the top Wall ofthe receptacle to form a chamber Withy anopen top through which a mopAmay beintroduced to liewithin said char ber seatedgfon thetop Wall oithe. receptacle and lying in part Within'said' trough, a mop capable ,ofbeing introduced into said chamberand seated'as aforesaid, and a handleconnected to the mop extending outside said vchamber when" said mop iscontained Within the chamber. y l

`5. The combination comprising a liquid wax Acontaining receptacleadapted also to function as a polishing oot,fsaid receptacle of incommunication with the interior of the having an open trough in the topWall thereof Y in communication with the interior of the receptaclewhereby: liquid wax therein may -floW into the trough, an enclosureforming -Wall around :saidrtrou'gh (io-operating With` the top Wallofthe receptacle to form a cham- .the chamber, afcover' connected to themop and adapted to 7Close the top ofsaid chamber when the mop iscontained Within thechai'nT her, and releasable means for holding the 6.Thecombination Icomprising a liquid `Wax containing receptacle having anopen trough in the top Wall thereof in con'nnun ica# Vtion With theinterior of the receptacle Wherei by liquid Wax therein may How into.they trouglnian enclosure forming `Vall around.

f part :Within d trough,-

mop vcapable oit being.introduced-.into said chamber and to becomeseated* therein as aforesaid, a head to Which vsaid mopfis securedsaidhead and attacl'ied mop bearing such relation to said.

enclosure that the mop may bev intrduced into the enclosure and'seated,as raforesaid and no adapted to'fit` oyer the top. edge elisa-iden-Vclosure closing l said chamber whenl the mop l is contained and seatedthereinas aforesaid.

7. Thecomhination comprising a liquid Wax containing receptacle vhaving'an open trough in lthe-top Wall. thereof in :communication with theinterior ofthe receptacle whereby liquid Wax therein may flow into4 thetrough, A' an Aenclosure Storming `WallA said trough cooperating withthe top Wall. of the receptacle to forma chamber With au iie - ivhichaccess is had to the liquid Wax conaround said trough co-opcrating withthe top Wall ofthe receptacle to form a chamber with an open top throughwhich a mop may be introduced to lie Within said chamber seated on thetop Wall of the receptacle and lying in part Within said trough, a mopcapable of being introduced into said chamber and seated as aforesaid, ahead with attached handle to which said mop is secured, said head andattached mop bearing such relation to said enclosure that the mop may beintroduced into the enclosure and seated as aforesaid and no portionofthe mop be then left to rest upon the top edge of said enclosure, acover connected to the head of the mop and adapted to close t-he top ofsaid lchamber when the mop is contained and seated therein as aforesaid,and releasable Y means for then holding the cover inplace,

8. The combination comprising a liquid VWait-containing receptaclehaving an opening in the top Wall thereof through which access is had tothe liquid Wax contained Within the receptacle, an enclosure-formingWall around said opening With an open top through which a mop may beintroduced into said enclosure, a mop capable of being introduced intoAsaid enclosure, and means forming a combination head for the mop andcover for the enclosureivith said head of the mop depressed to lieWithin said enclosure when the cover is in place.

9. rl`he combination comprising a liquid trough,y and means for closingtheY top end of said chamber when the mop is seated vvithl in it asaforesaid.

ll. rlhe combination comprising a liquid Wax-containing ieceptaclehaving an open trough in the top Wall thereof, said trough being ofrelatively restricted area and connecting' with the interior 'of thereceptacle wherebyv liquid Wax therein Will flow out- Wardly therefrominto said trough, means whereby liquid Wax contained Within thereceptacle and entering said trough from the interiorofithe receptaclewill rise in the trough only to a determinate height, anenclosure-forming Wall around said trough cooperating With the top Wallof the receptacle to f orm achamber With an open top'through which a mopmay be introduced to lie Within said chamber seated on the top Wall ofsaid receptacle and lying in part Within said trough, a'mopcapable ofbeing introduced into said chamber and seated therein as aforesaid, andmeans forming a combination head for the mop and cover for saidenclosure when thevinop is contained Within its chamber and seated in itas aforesaid.

VILLIAM L. BUTCHER.

Wax-containing receptacle adapted to funcf tion alsol as a polishingfoot,'s`a'id receptacle having an opening in the top thereof throughtained Within the receptacle, an enclosureforming Wall around saidopening with an open top through which a mop may be introduced into saidenclosure, a mop capable of being introduced into said enclosure, meansforming a combination head for the mop and cover for the enclosure withsaid head of the mop depressedV to lie Within said enclosure when thecover is in place, releasable means for holding the cover in place, anda handle secured to the head'of the mop.

l0. rl`he combination comprising aV liquid Wax-containing receptaclehaving an open trough in the top 'Wall thereof, said trough being ofrelatively restricted areakaiid connecting. With the interior `of thereceptacle whereby liquid Wax therein will flow outivardly therefrominto said trough, means whereby liquid Wax contained, Within the re.ceptacle and entering said trough from the interior of the receptacleWill rise in the trough only to a determinate height, an en-KVclosure-forming Wall around said trough cooperating With thetop Wall ofthereceptacle to form a chamber with an open topthroughl V- Which a mopmay `be introduced to lieWith-` in said chamber seated on the top Wallof 'the receptacle lying in part Within'saiol

